Korean General Social Survey (KGSS), 2005

The Korean General Social Survey (KGSS) is the South Korean version of the General Social Survey (GSS), closely replicating the original GSS of the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago. Each round of the KGSS typically includes the topical module of the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP), and/or the East Asian Social Survey (EASS), an international survey network of four GSS-type surveys from countries in East Asia (including China, Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea). In this data collection respondents were asked for their opinions on Korean society, crime, politics, economic issues, and social equity and inequality. Additional questions were asked about the household, family, education, financial situation, occupation, and everyday life of the respondents. Demographic and background variables include age, sex, marital status, education level, household composition, household income, employment status, religious preference, and political party affiliation.